Our Polyester rope features:
Excellent UV and abrasion resistance.
Won't rot like cotton and other materials.
Low stretch (very important when supporting antennas).
It's strong (much stronger than Polypropylene).
It's soft and very easy to work with.
Round Design Works Great With Pulleys.
Flat rope is very difficult to use on pulleys.
Common uses include;
Antenna Support Rope such as
Dipole
Inverted V
Longwire (random length) antenna
Guy Rope
Polyester is the best choice for antenna support rope or any outside application where strength, less stretch, UV and abrasion resistance is important.
Unlike Nylon, Polyester Rope is less elastic and therefore stretches much less. In fact Nylon Rope will stretch anywhere from 15 – 25% percent at it’s break point. Polyester on the other hand will normally stretch from 5 – 10%, at it's break point.
Nylon absorbs water and is 10-20% weaker when wet. Polyester is not affected by water and maintains its strength when wet.
Polyester Rope has better UV resistance, and is more abrasion resistant than nylon.
Polypropylene cost less but has limited resistance to ultraviolet light and is susceptible to friction.
DacRope® is 100% Polyester. Some rope manufacturers use a blend of polyester and other materials such as nylon or polypropylene and call it polyester.
Rope is only as durable as its weakest component. Before you purchase rope, always ask if it is 100% polyester.
Material | 100% Polyester |
Size | 3/16" |
Color | Black |
Length | 500 Feet |
Break Strength | 800 Lbs |
UV Resistant | Yes |
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Posted by Geoffrey Armstead on 5th Sep 2020
Great price excellent value great customer service its a pleasure doing business with the Ham Shop
Posted by James Neal Pruitt on 18th May 2020
Best price I could find for this size rope
Posted by Gus on 1st May 2020
This support rope is an excellent value, and I use it to guy all my antennas. I also use it in pulleys to hoist wire antennas on masts. Stands up well to the weather.
Posted by Unknown on 28th Apr 2020
A shipping glitch but soon got it corrected. Great rope for holding antennas up. And thanks for the insulators.
Posted by Unknown on 21st Jan 2017
exelent rope,this rope makes a great replacement rope for lawnmores and other pull start things.
Posted by Unknown on 9th Jan 2016
Great value for an excellent product. VERY prompt shipping and very fare shipping costs
Posted by Dan on 17th Oct 2015
I love the rope , the only thing I did not like was the shipping fee, I did not need this rope with priority shipping and paying $15.00 to ship $45.00 worth of rope bothered me a little but I did not feel like canceling my order at the very end, so more shipping options would make me very happy........
.........THEHAMSHOP Reply.........
Hello Dan,
Thanks Very Much for your business.
We appreciate your feedback and based on your suggestion, we have made some changes to our shipping options.
THS
Posted by Unknown on 29th May 2015
Best rope I have ever used.